Crosses Sheepwash Channel Maintained by Network Rail Material Steel girder Location Oxford Body of water Sheepwash Channel Architect Robert Stephenson | Locale Oxford, England Design Swing bridge Opened 1851 Bridge type Swing bridge Carry Buckinghamshire Railway | |
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Carries Buckinghamshire Railway Similar Oxford Rewley Road rail, Wolvercote Halt railway st, Swing bridge, Port Meadow Halt railw, Kennington Railway Bridge | ||
Rewley Road Swing Bridge is a disused railway swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in west Oxford, England. To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island and to the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road.
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The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1850–1. It was reconstructed in 1890 and 1906, latterly using steel girders. The bridge closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1984.
Overview
The swing bridge was for the former Buckinghamshire Railway line of London and North Western Railway that used to serve the Oxford Rewley Road railway station (later London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS), which was on the site of the Saïd Business School. It is close to Rewley Road Bridge to the east and Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge to the west, which also cross Sheepwash Channel.
Restoration project
The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments. As of 2012, it is due to be restored by the Oxford Preservation Trust, English Heritage, Network Rail (the owners), and other partners.